John 16:1-6 (ESV Strong’s Bible) 1 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. By these things, Jesus is reffering to the hatred and the persecution that the world will serve against the disciples. Jesus started in chapter 15:18 to illustrate this fact. The Greek word used for falling […]
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Am I truly a Christian or am I lying to myself? Part 2
We discussed in detail in Part 1 of this series regarding how important it is to live a life that reflects that you are truly a Christian. We went into detail regarding how important it is to live a fruitful life. This is an extract from the last message:” If you are truly saved, you […]
Am I truly a Christian or am I lying to myslef? Part 1
Many people will be happy to confess that they are Christians in our country of South Africa. The majority of people, about 80% or more of the population, declares their faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. Do you confess Jesus as Lord and Saviour and believe in your heart that God raised him […]
John 15:26-27 – The Holy Spirit our Comforter! We must bear Witness!
John 15:26-27 (ESV Strong’s Bible) 26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. Take note that since chapter 15:18-25, Jesus has been telling his disciples that the world will hate them and they […]
John 15:22-25 – The World is without an Excuse for their Sins! The world is guilty as charged!
In the previous passage, Jesus indicated to his disciples that just as the world has hated him, they will also hate them in his name. Jesus indicated that they will be persecuted by those that hate God and hate him. John 15:22-25 (ESV Strong’s Bible) 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, […]
John 15:18-21 – The World Hates God! Do you hate God?
We have been busy with John 15 and already have looked at verses 1-17. These were very rich verses that pointed towards us as Christians. How we must abide in Christ to be able to bear fruits, how we must keep Jesus’s commandments if we are to remain in his love, how we must love […]
John 15:9-17 – Only through obedience to Jesus’s commandments, can we remain in his love
John 15:9-17 (ESV Strong’s Bible) 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. I am hoping to cover verses 9-17 in this message but I am in doubt because of the immense richness of these verses. there is so much to learn. We have just learned from verse 1-8 that […]
John 15:1-8: Does your life reflect that Jesus abides in You and you in Him?
John 15:1-8 (ESV Strong’s Bible) I Am the True Vine1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Jesus here is using the analogy […]
False Christians – “Not everyone who says Lord, Lord will enter heaven”. Are we truly Christians Part 4
We are still busy with the Matthews 3:8-10 and in the last messages, we looked at the background of Matthews 3:8-10. We talked about the genealogy of Jesus, Jesus birth, King Herod, Pharisees and Saduccees. We also talked about how John called the Pharisees and Saduccees offsprings of snakes, and asked them who warned them to […]
False Christians – “Not everyone who says Lord, Lord will enter heaven”. Are we truly Christians Part 3
Matthew 3:8 (ESV Strong’s Bible) 8 Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. We are still busy with the above verse and in the last messages, we looked at the background of Matthews 3:8-10. We talked about the genealogy of Jesus, Jesus birth, King Herod, Pharisees and Saduccees. We also talked about how John called the Pharisees […]